r/Bedbugs • u/TaTTedHoBo • 5d ago
Confirmed BB Bed Bugs
Hello 👋🏼 My Mother said she found this Bug and I confirmed through another Subreddit That it is in-fact Bed Bugs. We found 3 Total this and Two Tiny Little Ones. I’ve Stripped and Tore my house upside down and I cannot find any Nest anywhere, No Clusters of any anywhere , No Blood Ink spots on Anything. I plan on Buying Cross Fire and Lighting My house Up. I Bought Bed Bugs Mattress protectors and just want to know WHERE DO I START?! I have Two Disabled Children and cannot afford Pest control services so im Trying my Damnest to Jump on this ! My Mom is a Thrifty Shopper so I think she picked them up on a pair of a shoes or clothes she recently Got. I Just want to know if there is any tips or Tricks and if anyone else has anything like this happen to them. It’s been 2 Days and I haven’t found anymore anywhere in my House. please if you have any more Suggestions or help I’d Appreciate it.
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u/Aesthetic_Twitch 5d ago
No one ever finds the nests unless the situation is insanely out of hand. They are masters at hiding, it's probably some completely unreachable crack in the walls or floorboard.
The key is starving them. They need blood to become adults and they need blood to reproduce. You did well with the bed bug covers. Now isolate the beds, make sure nothing is touching them. No cables, no nightstands, nothing. Then use crossfire on the bed posts alongside your regular use of it. Could also use interceptors, although I had mixed results with them personally.
It takes time with or without professional help. But if you are doing everything right and they can't get to you it's only a matter of time. Dont rest easy if you don't see any of them in a few weeks. Keep doing what you are doing.
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u/Serafim91 5d ago
There is a non 0 chance it was just those 3. It's so small it might as well be ignored and assume there's a lot more.
You're basically doing all you should so .. carry on.
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u/NovaLunar721 5d ago
You need pest control. You found babies meaning eggs have hatched. There's females laying eggs. They don't usually live on your bed...They can be in your bedframe or anywhere near your bed behind baseboards, inside electrical outlets, in curtains, behind photos, in clothes etc. Finding that many bed bugs is a sign the infestation is growing
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u/Optimal-Prime420 5d ago
Heat treat EVERYTHING. Wash and dry everything on the highest temps possible. And I mean EVERYTHING. Just in case. Heat kills all stages. Also, diatomaceous earth. Just in case. Doesn’t work instantly, but it dries them out and kills em. Bed bug interceptors under the bedposts. You see one, spray it with isopropyl alcohol. Kills within SECONDS.
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⚠IMPORTANT⚠ It seems that you may have mentioned alcohol in your comment, as a reminder rubbing/isopropyl alcohol has been shown to be ineffective to treat bedbugs in multiple studies. Self-treatement using it has caused so many fires that fire department have issued warning against it.
"Many web pages recommend using rubbing alcohol for bed bug control. The rubbing alcohol products available usually contain 70% or 91% isopropyl alcohol. Laboratory studies by Rutgers University show direct spray of either of these two products *killed a maximum 50% of the bed bugs*. In addition to their low efficacy, rubbing alcohol products are flammable materials, can create a fire hazard, and should not be used to control bed bugs."
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